21 September 2021: Webinar: Dying from COVID-19 or Dying from Hunger
Dina Khawagah, Hala Ahed, Ali Mourad, Oumayma Mehdi will participate in this livestreamed discussion.Continue Reading
The poor and those lacking in autonomy, opportunity and protection are typically considered vulnerable. Among those classified as such are informal workers, migrants, refugees, the elderly, people with disabilities and children. Various circumstances – such as conflicts and pandemics – can create new vulnerabilities, as can targeted assistance or protection.
Dina Khawagah, Hala Ahed, Ali Mourad, Oumayma Mehdi will participate in this livestreamed discussion.Continue Reading
The rapid deterioration in social cohesion between refugee and host communities in Lebanon is in part due to targeted cash assistance.Continue Reading
Reframing social protection as a right rather than an offering is the initial step towards implementing a “Common Welfare” in Lebanon, argues the author.Continue Reading
It is very difficult to deploy cash transfer programs without clientelist intrusion and yet, argue the authors, the new DAEM system deployed during the pandemic succeeded in enhancing transparency, traceabilitiy and oversight.Continue Reading
A series of five short campaign videos, each approximately 3 minutes long. Each video includes quotes by leading experts in social protection to build a clear picture of the necessity for and lack of social protection policies mechanisms in the Arab region.Continue Reading
Read the full press release in: English | Arabic Lebanon’s Ministry of Social Affairs (MOSA), in partnership with the European Union (EU), UNICEF and the International Labour Organization (ILO), launched the country’s National Disability Allowance (NDA). The allowance is a social grant that will provide a direct income support toContinue Reading
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